Wigan and Leigh Fashion School, Noida

Wigan and Leigh Fashion School, Noida is one of the largest institutes in India offering education on fashion and other professional courses. The institute has more than 31 campuses across different parts of the Asian subcontinent. The institute is well known for its unique training methods, international level curriculum, traineeship programs leading to placement, and training methodology.

English Language Programmes – Functional English, Preparatory courses for TOEFL/IELTS, Advanced English language, and English for Professionals.

Executive Courses – Business and Creative

Admission Procedure/Eligibility Criteria

For the advanced programs, candidates need to complete senior secondary examination from a recognized institute.For professional programs, applicants should have a graduate degree or equivalent from a recognized university.Admission to different courses involves a 3-step procedure. Eligible candidates need to qualify in the WAT (WLC Admission Test), followed by WPT (WLC Professional Test), personal interview, and individual post-admission counseling.

Each of the WAT and WPT examinations are of 90 minutes duration. WAT consists of 3 sections: English Comprehension & Communication, Analytical Ability and Quantitative Ability.

In the WPT examination, there are separate questionnaires for candidates applying to different courses. The questionnaire for creative school students is set to asses the individual observation power, design, innovation, usage of color, illustration, and drawing abilities of the students. For business school students, the questionnaire tests the applicant’s managerial qualities, general knowledge, and other such issues through situation analysis. Questionnaire for media program students assess the comprehension and analytical writing skills, along with general knowledge of the applicants.

In the interview, the candidates are tested on their basic knowledge of the course applied for, social and communication skills, personality traits, and clarity of thoughts. Students applying for graphic design, media or fashion also need to carry their portfolio to showcase their writing/visual skills.

The post-admission counseling is conducted to clarify any doubts regarding the program applied for, and informing the candidate about the fee details, scholarships, payment plan, and financial aid options.

Scholarships/Financial Aid

The institute helps the students in obtaining education loan for pursuing the courses from these following banks:Jammu & Kashmir BankHDFC Bank

Punjab National Bank

OBC Bank

The institute also offers scholarships to the students, on the basis of their merit and/or needs. The institute reserves 15% of the total seats for meritorious but needy students. WLC also arranges for 100%, 50%, and 25% (based on some criteria) freeships for children of defense personnel.

WLC also offers inter-campus scholarships, work based fee waivers, and scholarship to study in WLC, UK campus to the deserving students.

Placements

The placement cell of the institute has tied up with the best companies of different sectors like hospitality, banking, retailing, manufacturing, telecommunication, and non-banking financial services. Some of the regular recruiters in various fields are -FashionRaymonds-BE